# Press Release: badXchannels Releases Two Ethereal New Songs

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/press-release-badxchannels-releases-two-ethereal-new-songs/
- Published: 2018-05-22T09:57:52-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

**badxchannels** **RELEASES TWO NEW SONGS, “The Spine” and “Sad, Ecstatic”**

Premieres _via_ Alternative Press

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Craig Owens of badXchannels
photo credit: Liza Torgerson

**CRAIG OWENS’ **eclectic music project** badXchannels **have premiered two brand
new songs,** “The Spine” **and **“Sad, Ecstatic” **via **[Alternative Press](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=c536c2a9c7&e=615f2b8493)**
on Friday, May 18, 2018**. **The new batch of songs continue to showcase the musical
evolution that Craig Owens has undergone over the past few years. The songs are 
now available via all digital music retailers.

“**The Spine**” is an ethereal journey featuring a lush synth atmosphere that helps
build up the emotional catharsis in the lyrics, climaxing with an electronic breakdown.“
The Spine is an inner dialogue themed track. An up close and personal song about
how life is too short to spend living in fear” says Craig of the track. “‘‘Undivided
will build the spine in this body of mine.’ The expressive explosion at the end 
of the song signifies the journey that we go on once we’ve chosen to walk through
that fear and fire, head first into the true growth of our lives.” Bandmate **TRENT
CLARK** says that “We wanted to create an intensity with this track, but we took
a completely different avenue getting there. This song is all about the colors…once
again we wanted to showcase the sounds we’ve been working with most recently, and
make something between a ballad and a heavy hitter. We aim to be cinematic with 
our music, and this song really feels like it takes you through a journey.”

Taking a harder-edged approach, “**Sad, Ecstatic**” is reminiscent of one of Craig’s
former projects **Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows (D.R.U.G.S.) **had it collided
at the intersection of industrial music in the vein of**Nine Inch Nails** and **
Marilyn Manson,** and 808 beats from modern trap music. “The songs were written 
collaboratively by all 3 of us. Spreading out the duties of soundscape, lyrics, 
melodies, and instrumentation on the tracks” continues Craig. “This helped us achieve
the songs & sounds which I believe best match what I had in mind originally when
creating this project. Trent meanwhile says that “This song was so much fun to write.
I think the big inspiration with this one was trying to do something to showcase
the energy that badXchannels can bring to the table.” Trent continues by saying “
We have spent a lot of time fostering all these different sounds, and we wanted 
to diversify how we utilize them….thus ‘Sad, Ecstatic’. The one word that could 
describe our thought process with this one was ‘intensity’. It started out with 
this this really raunchy guitar riff our friend Hiram played, and we were both like‘
that sounds SICK’ and we just built it from there! Experimentation was the protocol
on this track.”

The mastermind behind such seminal alternative bands **Chiodos**, **Cinematic Sunrise**,**
The Sound of Animals Fighting**, and **Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows (D.R.U.G.
S.)**, Owens took some time off after the final breakup of Chiodos in early 2015
to re-find his muse. In the two years since, he has moved back home to Detroit and
has gotten back to what drew him to music in the first place – the desire to create
and shape the sound within his soul. Keeping a low profile and recording music as
badXchannels, Owens drew inspiration from a broad swath of music that includes film
soundtrack-scores, Kendrick Lamar, and Frank Ocean. Having collaborated with such
luminaries as **Dr. Dre, D12, Fifty Grand** (of TeamSesh) and receiving support 
from underground superstar **Bones**, Owens leaves no stone unturned, creating music
from inspiration rather than record label demands.

With more music on the horizon and more surprises in store, Craig and his new cohort**
Trent Clark **of rock band **RadioDriveBy **are planning on experimenting and writing
new material.  “We’re going to continue releasing single after single over the next
few months, begin touring, and continue on the journey that seems to be just getting
started with badXchannels,” he concludes. “The goal is to continue releasing quality
content and leave a legacy in the strength, and entirety of our musical catalogue–
to communicate with the world and hopefully leave an indentation for those who feel
the same way about life as we do.”

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